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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-06-09

All who desire full information about the
cause and cure of Blood POisons, Scrofula and
Scrofurbus Swelllngs. Ulcers. Sores, Rhema-
tism, Kidney Complaints, Catarrh. ETC., can Sc
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trated Book of Wonders, filled with the most
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~ G. VINCENT.
p. o. Box 4, Staunton, Va.
Proprietor of Patents of the
FARM, GARDEN & ORNAMENTAL FENCE
FENCE MACHINES

Diploma awarded by Virginia tate Agricul
raj Society, Richmond, 1885 and 1886, for cattle
poultry-yard farm fencing, gates. &C., &c.
Diploma awarded at Baldwn-Augusta Fair a
stanton, Va, 1856, for the best portable fence
Diploma awarded at ScOttsville Pair.
Every man looking to his interest will ex
anime our fence before erecting any other.
The FENCE is manufactured under. and pro
tected by letters patent Nos. 2O4,Sl2, 240,69O
26l ,6S3, 20l 6Sl. Any infringement will be pros
ecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
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ExEcUroR's SALE OF REAL ESTATE %

EfNECUTOR'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE 'H-
AS executor of the will of Robert G. BIckle,
decd. Will, in froit of the court house. in The.
city OF Staunton. on
FRIDAY, THE 10th DAY OF JUNE 1887.
sell at public auction, the following parcels of
real estate in the city of Staunton:-
1st. A vacant lot on the West side of North
Lewis street, known as the MerrilIatt lot ~
End. A vacant lot on the West side of North
Lewis street, known as the kivlighan lot. -
3rd lot with u brick shop, on the North
west side of Middlebrook Street. opposite Mil.
ler's coal yard, and now occupied by Il. +. stock
ton as tenant.
4th A store-house and lot ON the south side of
East Beverly Street, designated as lot No 5 and
now occupied by NJ, f. Mcnamara, Merchant
Tailor. 7rI5.
4th A brick house and large lot on South side
of West Frederick street, adjoining the Mozart
property, designated as No. 50G known as the
Patterson property. t4 ~ ~
TERMs;-One-third of the purchase price cash.
and the residue in one, two and three wears OF
equal installments, with Interest from day OF
SALE the purchaser to give bonds with appiov-
ed personal security, ana the title retained as
ultimate security.
sale to commence at IL O'Clock a. m
WM. L. RUSH,
:, =, Executor.
NAV l9-tdS
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FURNITURE

of all descriptions from the plainest to the most
elegant.
Special and careful attention will BIO given to
on Quoting FUNERALS.
CASKETS AND COFFINS, from the most ex-
pens-ve to the cheapest, furnished at short
notice. This department is under the charge
Mr.. W. d. GAMBLER, funeral director OF
30 years experience.
eB- Bodies preserved any length of time in
the hottest weather.
IS Ice Caskets and embalming fluids fur
nished on application.
Handsome Hearse in attendance. jly23
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CoM MIsSIONER's SALE
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE


Pursuant to a decree of the Circuit Court of
1Ses county, rendered at the May term,
VS. w H. Pilson's widow will, as commissions
er lhereln appointed, proceed to sell al public
Staunton, Va, on =.
MONDAY, JUNE u, (Court-day) 1887,
mat valuable property, situated in the village
OF New HOPE, belonging to the estate of the late
Dr.. w. ii. PilSon. - ~ >
The tract contains l2:4 acres of fine land in
eAcelienI condition. with buildings in fine re-
pair i ne improvements cons lists of first rate
uWelllng OF SIN rooms, barn. granary, and all
necessary out"ulldtngs. There is a splendid
ofchitfu OF The choicest fruit on the place and
an H3undance of good water. The property
Wouiu make a desirable home. 1t is an excel
lenC neigh oorpood and convenient to the STORE,
ana churches OF New Hope and Vicinity.
- I IlS. cash in hand to pay the cost
OF SUIT and SALE ana the residue ia equal in
stallmeDts, at one, two and three We aTs with
interest m from day of sale, purchaser executing
ponds WIFE approved personal security and the
Ute retained until all the purchase none 3. is.
pail, JOHN w ST,lIT, t,nmn,,r
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"A Horse (! A Horse!

My kingdom for horse!" One made
valuable by the use Of Duval e Norton IS
Horse Tonic. Chicken cholera cured by
its use. or money refunded. Price Is and
rs cents. For sale by w. M. Allen & Bro.
Staunton. Va.
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1t is estimated that in Chicago alone
there is made and sold more adulteratei
maple sugar every year than the entire
product of the pure article in Vermont.
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STAUNTON FEMALE SEMINARY
PROPERTY ..t



Pursuant to decree of the Circuit Court of
Augusta, rendered May 26th 1887 in the cien
Gerry sun there1n pending, under the name ana
Style OF LuSnpaugh IL Bro. VS., Staunton EemaIe
SEMINARY anu ais, we will. as commissioners
Gnereln appointed proceed to sell at public auc
non' TO the highest bidder on 0
SATURDAY. JULY I'd, 1887.
N front of the Court House of Augusta conntv.
that very valuable and desirable nronarfyx,,
known as PiopeitS
staunton Female Seminary.
This property consists of large double tbrea.
story building, containing 81 rooms besides !
basement rooms and a large study and recito
tlOn.rooln the building is Situated On a banntI
tu1 and splendidly located lot, containinG aI,ont
ohe-haii acre, and is capable ofcom fortablv ac
commodatlng 60 pupils, besides the family IF
the Pflnclpal. This Seminary is in a fionrish
ing cohdltlon so far as The attendance of pupils
ana ltS management is eOneernea.z it has haaa,,
IN successful operation for Il years and has
peen conducted by Rev. James Willis as Prin~
clfiaI Iof the past five years and is now offarad
10Y safe by reason of mortgages and liens cree
teu LOT lne purchase OF the lot and the erecfion
OF the buildings thereon.
TINS is a rare opportunity for nurcbasi,o
school property.
Inc commissioners invite c0rrespondenca
.tila VIII 'ahe pleasure III showing this property
70 ,f any NJ, one deslrous of purchasing the same
EfoA9-lW enty per cent of the purchase
money cash, and the residue upon credits of
one, Two, three ana four years in e0nal -instal
menus, lof winch the purchaser will execute j.
oonus with approved personal security bearing
interest from the day of sale and title refained
as ultimate security.
Es-Sale to begin at 1 O'Clock y n
w. A. HUDSON,a
ROBERT CRAIG,
w. K. CRAIG,
Comm ssioners.
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DACK AGAIN.
VIC. BARTON has returned Ito staunton and
opened
MEAT STORE, on NEW STREET,
opposite VIM. Wholey's. He keeps.constantly
ON hand the choicest Fresh and Cured
Meats, which he will sell at the lowest cash
friends and the public generally. Orders
promptly attended, and meats delivered at the
residence of his customers.
Staunton Jan. Is.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-06-09

Delicate diseases OF either sex, however
induced, radically cured. Address, with
ten cents in stamps for book, Worlds Dis
pensary Medical Association. Buffalo, N y
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". q. HUDSON,s
ROBERT CRAIG,
w. 4. CRAIG,
Commissioners

do certify that w. E. Craig. one Of the COM
m1lssloneTs appointed by decree of May 2Gth,
1901, IN me above suit of Lushbaugh < Bro
| against Staunton Female Seminary has exc
| cuted and filed the bond required by said de-
| 0ite5 JOS. N: RYAN.
Je . " Clerk.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-06-09

Having largely increased our stock and facil-
ties, and being now prepared to NIL all orders:
arge or small, we respectfully invite careful
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-06-09

In 1910 a traveller passing through Mid
d etown, ILL.,, stuck in the ground a twg
silver maple tree The twg rooted
and grew, and now measures sixteen feet
in circumference.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-06-09

1t is believed by many that the Depart
ment of Agriculture's new departure in
setting up machinery in Washington for
winding silk from cocoons will result in
considerable extension Of the silk growing
industry in this country. Great interest
is manifested in the experiments, and the
demand for copies of the bulletin on silk
worm culture has made it necessary to is.
sue seven or eight editions. Officials of
the department say that the requests for
sllkworm eggs greatly exceed those receiv-
ed in any previous year since the Depart
ment began its distribution. AS conse
quence it is expected that large quantities
OF American-grown silk will be placed or
the market this year.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-06-09
An End to Bone Scraping.

Edward Shepherd, of Harrisburg, Ill.,,
says: Having received so much benefit
from Electric Bitters. I feel it my duty
to let suffering humanity know it. Have
had running sore on my leg for eight
years; my doctor told me l would have
to have the bone scraped or leg scraped.-
| used three bottles of Electric Bitters and
seven boxes Bucklen's Arnica Salve, and
my leg is now sound and well.'
Electric Bitters are sold at fifty cents a
bottle. and Bucklen's Arnica Salve at 25
cents per box, by Hughes & Robinson.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-06-09
Carpets, 0il-Cloths, Curtain Good:

and HOUSE FURNISHING ARTICLES
in that line.
The rear half of the spacious store-room or;
the street entrance is under full flood of light
from the SKY and side-openines and furnishes
With It's wide, open area, the best opportunities
Iof examining the goods, all of which are dis.
played on the 49,
STREET FLOOR,
THIS sock has been selected with great care
and III extent and variety is uneouaied in The
state, ana Is offered at the lowest rates, as all
IN want VIII ascertain by examination of the
goods and prices. " Wv
Ihese goods will be offered to MERCHANTS
ana Large CONSUMERS at Wholesale Prices
kets. '' s'i
returning our thanks for favors in the past,
we sohcll orders and an examination of our
large and complete stock in the lines nomed,
knowing that SUBTRACTION will be given.
mar l0-3m l. WIZ q RRGrrIFI,
IA the winter we chill, in the summer we faint;
There is always void that wants to be filed =
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-06-09

nR. IL. NJ. PATTERSON-offers his profess
~ sional services to the citizens OF Staunton.
AS-OPFICE-No. ll3 Main Street. opposite the
Opera House. junelS
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hereby certify that Iohn w Stout has exc
cuted the bond required by the decree of sal
rendered in the cause of Prisons oaa.dian VS.
30th day of Sept. 1885 80
may 26-tdS. J. NJ RYAN Clark
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w ELL e r & E l. d e II,

WELLER & ED E II,
During the last month quite large quantity
of goods have been disposed of at our staugl,t2,
prices. Sales at these n10fked-doa0n prices VIII
be continued during the present month; ana
those who fail to take advantage of them Will
m ISIS most desirable bargains. \
Those indebted to me on past dealings are re.
quested to settle without delay.
C.L. WELLER. /
From the foregoing it will be seen that am
now interested in the business of Mr.. q. u,
Weller, and respectfully request my friends
and the public to bestow on the new firm a lib
eral patronage. 1t will certainly be my endeay-
or to make the house worthy of whatever favor
it may receive at the hands of the public,
mar I6 FITZHUGH ELDER.
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Y. NJ. RICKLE

Y NJ. RICKLE. M. r. HAMEICK
DICKLE d HAMRICK,
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.

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feb25 '86-tf STAUNToN VA.
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NO. 10
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iul sensation OF having failed TO something
Wh1ch ought to have been done: DEBILITY
low SPIRITS; thick, yellow appearance of the
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tne urine IS scanty and high colored and if AL
lowed 10 stand deposits sediment
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Pureiy Vegetable 8 rt4
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u acts WI eXtraordi gary efficacy on the b
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AND BOWEL
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Children, for Adults, and FOR the Aged
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DRY GOODS & CARPETS

NUN ST., opposite Hurdle Yard.
In addition to our general and full stock OF
opened i'll the large room adjoining our Well
known stand, a larger stock than usual of STA
pie Goods and new department in
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nR. Il. w. SHELTON, with an experience of
IL thirty-tve years in the PRACTICE OF MEDi-
ONE offers his professional services to the ctt1-
gems of Staunton and vicinity. Office al his res
dence No GOO Main street. aug 20
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loo.
do hereby agree to buy from Mr..............
County of. State of
All Huless Oats raised from ......... bushels OF
said Oats purchased and owned by said .........
on or before the. day Of....................
49,, at So cash per bushel.
This contract void if any of the rules govern
ing the sale and purchase of said oats (Which
rules are made a part of this contracD are in
any way violated.
In testimony whereof have hereunto set my
hand the day and year above written
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-11-04
LATER NEWS

Snow has fallen to the depth of eight inches
in Michigan.
THE flames have swept away twenty-six
buildings, including the Court House and
Jail, at Spencer, w. Va
A BATTERY of six boilers exploded at the
Lawrence Iron Works, Boonton, Ohio, kill
ing four men and injuring about thirty 9th
ers.
HENRY BENHAYsoN, a San Francisco
dentists assistant, has poisoned himself,
leaving a confession that he h ID killed his
sister, Mrs Cecilia Bowers, two years ago.
The murdered woman's husband, DR.. j .
Milton Bowers, is at present under sentence
of death for the crime, the principal witness
against him having been Benhayson.
THE Walker coal pit at Newcastle, Eng
land is on fire. Three miners were rescued,
terribly burned, five were taken out dead, and
the tyyenty-one remaining in the mine were
rescued.
MRS GREER, a widow, aged fifty, her son
William, aged twenty-four, and an adopted
daughter, aged nine, were burned to death
in their house at Clearwater Station, New
Brunswick.
QUEEN VICTORIA is grandmother again,
her favorite daughter, Princess Beatrice,
wife of Prince Battenburg, having given birth
to a girl
A BUFFALO dispatch states that during the
recent heavy storms on the Lakes fifteen yes
sells were wrecked and seven lives lost.
GREAT mountain fires on the Blue Noun
tain range in Pennsylvania have destroyed
much valuable timber.
THE New York Court of Appeals decided
adversely to the Henry George Labor party's
claim to the fifth election inspector in the
Metropolis.
AT Billings, Montana, the thermometer
few days ago registered fifteen degrees be-
low zero.
ROBERT H. HOOPER, for fourteen years
Vice Consul General at Paris, has cabled his
resignation to Washington, thereby ending
the long and fierce contest for that position.
A PLOT to kill Prince Ferdinand Of Bull
garia NJ Stambouloff and M. Natchovitch
has been discovered.
NEWS has been received of StanleY's ex-
petition in Africa. The expedition had adj
vanced nearly 500 miles, and had met with a
friendly reception from the natives in
hitherto unexplored region.
DURING a heavy storm off Cape Horn the
British bark Balaklava had nine men, in
Guiding the mate, washed overheard and
drowned.
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-11-04
THE NATIONAL GAME.

NASHVILLE talks of again entering the
Southern League next season.
MIKE KELLY's salary of Sd. 800 will it Is
said suffer no reduction next year
THE sleeping and dining-room cars of the
Detroit-St Louis combination cost 49,, 600
for the trip.
THOSE twenty-five games in succession that
Bennett caught did much to give the Detroit
club the pennant.
THE ST. Louis club last year placed to its
credit the highest number of champion VIC
tories ever won by any club namely, 90.
THE Northwestern League was the only
minor league in the country that retained its
original membership intact throughout the
season.
The shortest game on record for 1857 was
that played at Oshkosh, September 10, be-
tween the Oshkosh and Eau Claire teams,
viz, LII. SIN.
The Detroit League champions easily
showed their superiority over the St LOUIS
American Association champions, in the Sc
ries of games for the worlds championship
President Nimick, of the Pittsburg Base
ball Club, has been in Chicago trying to
transfer Arson. the Chicago first baseman
and captain. to his team. 1t is said he offered
SIS, 900 for the player named, and that PreSl-
dent Spaulding demanded $4,000.
The championship season of all the
Leagues, both great and small, is now
ended Detroit won the pennant of the
National League. In the Association st.
Louis has again had a walk-over. OF the
minor Leagues, Oshkosh won the North
western League championship. Toronto
came to the front in the International
League on the homestretch; Lowell bore OH
the palm in the New England League; New
Orleans captured the Southern League pen
nant and Topeka walked off with the West
ern League championship.
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-11-04
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

ga GLIMPSE OF PARADISE" is the name of
John A. Mackay's new comedy.
COLONEL MAPLEsoN, the once great oper-
attic impresario, is now provincial tourist In
Great Britain with singing company headed
by Minnie Hauk.
WE are promised new American comic
opera by Mr. Adam Geibel a Philadelphia
composer. 1t is called Marin; or, the
knights of the Road"
NINE. TERESA CARRENo, the pianist, has
South America. She will give concerts dur
ing the winter in the United States.
FANNY DAVENPORT has agreed it is said,
to pay $50 900 on the delivery Of the manu-
script of Sardou 9 La ToSca," and an equal
sum after the fiftieth performance.
THE Thomas orchestra of eighty musicians
will be heard in New York this winter IN
twelve symphony concerts, twelve public re-
hearsals and twelve popular matinees.
GEORGE H JESsUP and Horace Townsend,
the latter of the New York Tribune, have
been commissioned by Mrs Langtry TO write
play for her on a historical subject
MADAME ARMSTRONG, Australian
vocalist, has just made her debut at Brussels
in - Rigoletto." The critics are unanimous
in praising her performance, and do not hest
tate to compare her to Patti
OPERATE tenors with a high chest G are
paid fabulous salaries at the present time.
Masini is earning 5000 a night in Buenos
AyreS; TamagnO commands 81 900 per
Torrance in Europe, and Marconi receives
5000 a night.
A FIRM of Belgian instrument makers have
manufactured, to be used in a new piece at
the London Alhambra two long obsolete
musical instruments called the htuuS and the
buccina, formerly used in the bands or the
Roman cavalry. The instruments have been
copied from originals unearthed at Pompeil-
The recent death of Maurice Strakosch re-
moves one of the best known musical char
acters from the stage and ends the career of
a man associated with the most prominen6
vOcalists of the world. Everybody knew the
manager, first in his capacity as teacher of
Adelina Patti and latterly as a successful
impresariO.
NINE. PATTI will, after banquet rendered
to her by the Brazilian Minister, at London,
in December, start via Paris, where she will
sing once, to Lisbon, where she will give
eight representations, and thence to Madrid,
whence she will sail to reach South America
at Easter. She holds a guarantee of $4,000 a
performance in the Southern Hemisphere,
beside share of the receipts over certain
sum.
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-11-04
NEWSY GLEANINGS.

TIE Sioux City corn palace attracted co.
900 visitors in one week,
THE appeal of the Chicago condemned An
archists covers s, $50 pages.
THE agitation against the Chinese is in
creasing in all the colonies of Australia.
The apple crop in New England this sea
son is about three-fourths of an average one.
ONE Florida county expects to pay this
year from $1,000 to 81, 500 for wildcat and
bear scalps.
BRITISH COLUMBIA is putting forth indus
trious efforts to obtain settlers from Norway
and Sweden.
THERE are IS, 76O acres of table grapes
As, 643 acres of raisn grapes and 80, 036 acres
of wine grapes bearing in California.
THE services of General Pryor, J. Ran
dolph Tucker, and General Butler it is ex-
pected will cost the Anarchist Committee
900 General Buffers fees have been
guaranteed by District Assemblies % and 6S,
Knights of Labor.